The first decade of the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children 2014, para. 32
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Action on communications and urgent appeals. The Special Rapporteur is explicitly mandated to respond effectively to reliable allegations of human rights violations, with a view to protecting the rights of actual or potential victims of trafficking. In accordance with established procedures, the Special Rapporteur communicates the case to the Government concerned, requesting clarification and action, either through an allegation letter or through an urgent appeal where the alleged violation is time-sensitive and/or of a very grave nature. Since the mandate was established a total of 99 communications have been sent and a total of 54 responses received.
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Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children